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Looks like a handy block to have. You put some good features in that one.

we need pictures of the swage block and cone! Thats a nice looking spatula. Those are the friends that are good to know.

beautiful table. Whats the material? Is it just steel with a patina, or is it bronze or ? Looks great.

Wow, i would be scared to run that thing. Cool looking though.

Ah-ha, the which came first the chicken or the egg? Thanks for clearing that up Brian, say hello to Karen for me.

Bentiron, glad to see things worked out in a positive way. I admire the way you've handled this ordeal, i can't begin to imagine the difficulty of this process. As others have stated we all value your input, it would get mighty quiet around here without the wisdom of men like you.

From the videos and what i've read and learned from others, he was an amazing man. I wish i had the opportunity to meet him. He will be missed, may he rest in peace.

A hot cut first and foremost. Next would be a hardy block to use for smaller items, or crisp edges. I also have a swage that i use to hold round stock so i can butcher or punch. A fuller is handy as well.

Were these tools made in mind for a single person using them? Do you use the same punch grind as the wood handled punches you use for hammer punching? Sorry Brian, i missed this post, i would have asked sooner.

nice work. Looks like a tulip to me!

No doubt those sharp edges come in handy! I think the wife is breaking down, finally thinking about letting me purchase a nice new ozark pattern. Keep the fingers crossed for the tax return. Going in saturday. I don't have a sharp edge left on my hay budden, it will be nice to use something other than an anvil block!

Looking good Clinton! I sure like that Ozark pattern of yours. Gonna have to get one someday.

These are always great threads! Bring on the learning.

That is some beautiful work.

The ads on this site are the bain of my existence. Every time i open pictures from a first post in a thread, the advertisements block my view of the pictures. I know they are needed to help pay the bills, but it is getting to the point where i don't even bother to open the pictures in the first post of a thread.

Chopper was a rescue. My wife rescued him from a prison dog program where he had his own cell! His previous owner neglected him to the point that he almost died from malnutrition. My wife had him before we met, so she is really taking this hard (so am i), this was a dog like no other. He lived a wonderful life, and my wife spent thousands of dollars on him with his many ailments after being so neglected. I made his urn from quarter inch plate tig welded. I used a top fuller and my swage block to create the wave on two sides. I gun blued the whole thing after welding and "washed some off to create a grayish color which i waxed.

Thank you everyone. Ted, your story is very similar to ours. Chopper was a rescued pit bull, he changed everyones views of pit bulls. He was an amazing soul, and had eyes like a human. In the last few days he was in severe pain, after x-rays yesterday, the vet told us he most likely had bone cancer in a hind leg that was causing excruciating pain. While at the vet he had four bouts of howling, wincing pain which was a telling sign he was ready to go. In the many years, i never heard this dog so much as wimper. The vet gave us our options and we decided it was time to let him go. We were both distraught with grief as we let the vet sedate him in preparation for his journey to the other side. we spent the last ten minutes with him, and expressed our love for him. The vet administered the final injection and he went peacefully. My wife and i couldn't let him live in pain simply to comfort us, and everything in that dog told us it was time. He will be missed by all who knew him. A true best friend.

Nice budden there Robar! The mandrel was a nice purchase as well. Enjoy them, put them to good use to honor the generosity of the seller, you got a great deal!

My beloved dog passed today and i would like to make an urn for his ashes. I would just like to see some blacksmith made examples, or get advice.

Fosterob, i have a 1- 1/2 dc motor with a dc speed control and it is supposedly constant torque. doesn't flinch at all when i'm doing heavy grinding. Of course i bought the dc motor new and the controller new. Nathan here is a link to a good source for parts and such: http://www.beaumontmetalworks.com/ I started with a treadmill motor, i fried it, ordered a new motor (went with a dc motor because i had a dc speed control) got the new motor, hooked it up and realized it was the controller. since i already had the dc motor i had to buy a new dc controller. If i were to start from scratch i would buy a vfd with an ac motor.

I noticed Brian Brazeal bobs a bit when he drives the drift into a hammer head. I think this is just efficiently driving a forceful blow and using his weight to his advantage.

Thanks Bob. I must say, you bring a ton of positivity and wisdom to this website, i appreciate reading your posts.

I have a knife that is my favorite. The blade was pretty worn out and scratched up, and the pocket clip broke. I made a new clip out of spring steel, and decided to make a blade to replace the worn out one. I had a small billet of 1090/ 15n20 that i had left over from another project. I just took apart my folder and copied the blade as best i could. I think she came out pretty good, and now i am bitten by the bug! Thanks for looking. Brian

You could also try to start with some thicker stock and fullering out material to make the spatula and tapering the shaft up to the handle. I started a shovel for the forge with 3/4 square stock. I started the taper with four inches of untouched stock on the end, finished my taper and left what i wanted for the handle, then fullered the end and drew it out in both directions to the size i wanted Brian

Hey where did trucksprings go?